USPTO Patents Application 09882080

Jul-28-2005 13:34 F rora-PH I L I PS ELECTRONICS ICS

914-332-0615

T-055 P. 002/005 F-565

U-S- Serial No. 09/882,080
Atcorney Docket No. pha 25 ,2 BOA

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REMARKS

Claim 14 stands finally rejected under 35 USC 103 as being
unpatentable over Sporer et al . in view of Andrew et al . and
Freeman et al .

Previously, the Applicant has respectfully pointed out that
the claims recite features neither taught nor suggested by the
combination of Sporer et al . in view of Andrew et al . and Freeman
et al. In particular, such features include *a tag inserter, for
inserting marker tags into each picture of the compressed video
stream which reference locations in memory where each picture of
the video is stored" .

In addressing the above feature in the previous rejection,
the field index disclosed in column 9, lines 9-22 , of Sporer et
al. was being relied on. In response, the Applicant pointed out
that in column 9, lines 23-26, Sporer et al . discloses that each
entry 72 of the index is a bit offset into the bitstream of the
of an MPEG header which proceeds the compressed picture. Based
on this, the Applicant contended that the index of Sporer et al .
cannot be reasonably interpreted as "referencing locations in
memory where each picture of the video is stored", as required by
the claims.

In order to maintain the present rejection, the Examiner is
now relying on column 9, lines 9-26, and column 5, lines 36-41,

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of Sporer et al .

First of all, as previously pointed out, column 9, lines 9-
26, of Sporer et al . only discloses that each entry 72 of the
index is a bit offset into the bitstream of the of an MPEG header
which proceeds the compressed picture. Therefore, it is evident
that the index of Sporer et al. is not "referencing locations in
memory where each picture of the video is stored", as required by
the claims.

Further, in column 5, lines 36-41, Sporer et al . discloses
that the storage system typically stores data in data files
accessible by other application programs through the filing
system of an operating system. Based on this, it is evident that
the data files in the storage system of Sporer et al . are being
accessed by other applications programs. Nowhere in Sporer et
al. is it disclosed that the index in column 9, lines' 9-26, are
being used to reference the data files in the storage system.

In view of the above, it is respectfully submitted that
Sporer et al . cannot be reasonably interpreted as disclosing «a
tag inserter, for inserting marker tags into each picture of the
compressed video stream which referencing locations in memory
where each picture of the video is stored" , as required by the
claims. Therefore, it is respectfully submitted that this
feature is distinguishable over Sporer et al . in view of Andrew
et al. and Freeman et al.

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It is further respectfully submitted that the presently
recited "a correlator for using the marker tags to correlate
decompressed portions of the video to the location in memory of
the corresponding compressed portions and for locating in the
memory the nearest previously displayed anchor frame" is also
neither taught nor suggested. In addressing this feature in the
above rejection, paragraph 115, of Freeman et al . is being relied
on.

In paragraph 15, Freeman et al, states that to be able to
reconstruct full video images, the decompressor /decoder needs to
have a minimum number of I, P and B frames. However, claim 14
requires "locating in the memory the nearest previously displayed
anchor frame 1 '. In paragraph 115 of Freeman et al, such a feature
is not disclosed. Therefore, it is respectfully submitted that
the presently recited "correlator" is also distinguishable over
Sporer et al . in view of Andrew et al . and Freeman et al .

In view of the above -described descriptions, it is
respectfully submitted that the invention of claim 14 is not made
obvious by Sporer et al . in view of Andrew et al . and Freeman et
al. Therefore, reconsideration of this rejection is respectfully
requested.

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The Commissioner is hereby authorized to credit any
overpayment or charge any fee (except the issue fee) to Account
No. 14-1270.

Respectfully submitted,

Russell Gross, Keg. 40,007
Attorney
(914) 333-9631

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